A Midwifery Resource for Expectant Parents
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A Midwifery Resource for Expectant Parents |
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Breastfeeding
El arte femenino de amamantar Liga Internacional de
Leche, 1988 [espaņol]
Milk, Money, and Madness: the Culture and Politics of
Breastfeeding Naomi Baumslag, Bergin & Garvey, 1995
Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work Gale Pryor, Harvard Common Press, 1997
The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins, Harvard Common Press, 1990
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
La Leche League International, Plume, 1997 (6th ed.)
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For Birth Professionals (or aspiring)
Delivery: a nurse-midwife's story Jennifer Crichton,
Warner Books, 1986
Heart & Hands: A Midwifes Guide To Pregnancy
Elizabeth Davis, Ten Speed Press
A Midwife's Tale Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Knopf, 1990
Varney's Midwifery Helen Varney, James and Bartlett, 1997
Spiritual Midwifery Ina May Gaskin, Book Publishing
Company, 1990
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History of Midwifery/Childbirth
The American Way of Birth Jessica Mitford, Dutton,
1992
Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America Judith Leavitt, Oxford University Press, 1986
Midwifery and Childbirth in America Judith Pence
Rooks, Temple University Press, 1997
Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women's Rights Jean Donnison, Schocken Books,
New York, 1977.
Witches, midwives, and nurses: a history of women healers
Barbara Ehrenreich, Feminist Press, 1973
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Parenting
Becoming a Father : How to Nurture and Enjoy Your Family
William Sears, La Leche League International, 1986
Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking Jerry
Wyckoff, PH.D. and Barbara C. Unell
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber, Avon Books
Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way
We Parent Meredith F. Small, Anchor Books, 1998
300 Questions New Parents Ask: About Pregnancy, Chilbirth, Infant and Childcare William Sears, Plume, 1991
You and Your Newborn Baby: A Guide to the First Months After Birth Linda Todd, Harvard Common Press, 1993
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Midwifery
The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth Penny Simkin, Harvard Common Press, 1989
Birth Reborn Michael Odent, M.D., Birthworks, 1994
Birthing From Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth
Preparation Pam England, Independent Publishers Group, 1998
Choosing a Nurse-Midwife: Your guide to Safe, Sensitive
Care During Pregnancy and the Birth of Your Child Catherine M. Poole & Elizabeth Parr, Wiley, 1994
Easing Labor Pain: The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable
and Rewarding Birth Adrienne B. Lieberman, Harvard Common Press, 1992
Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About
Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, Hospital Birth Barbara Harper& Suzanne Arms, Inner Traditions Int'l Ltd, 1994
Having Your Baby with a Nurse-Midwife : Everything You Need
to Know to Make an Informed Decision Sandra Jacobs and the American College of Nurse-Midwives,
Hyperion, 1993
Homebirth Sheila Kitzinger, Dorling Kindersly, 1991
Husband-Coached Chilbirth Robert A. Bradley, M.D.,
Bantam Books, 1996 (4th ed.)
Immaculate deception II: a fresh look at childbirth
Suzanne Arms, Celestial Arts, 1994
A Midwife's Tale Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Knopf, 1990
Mothering The Mother: How A Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter,
Easier, Healthier Birth Marshall Klaus, Perseus Books, 1993
Nutrition & Pregnancy: A Complete Guide from Preconception
to Postdelivery Judith Brown, Lowell House, 1998
Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities Henci Goer, Bergin and Garvey, 1995
Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Simon and Schuster, 1998
Pregnancy Chilbirth and the Newborn Penny Simkin,
Pocket Books
Silent Knife: cesarean prevention and vaginal birth after
cesarean, VBAC Nancy Wainer Cohen & Loise Estner, Bergin and Garvey, 1983
Spiritual Midwifery Ina May Gaskin, Book Publishing
Company, 1990
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth Henci Goer,
Perigee Books, 1999
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year Susan S. Weed, Ash Tree Publishing, 1986
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Women's Health
Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century
Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Simon and Schuster, 1998
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and
Emotional Health and Healing Christiane Northrup, Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub, 1998 (2nd ed.)
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